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Former Brazil President Temer surrenders to police following arrest warrant

Former Brazil President Temer surrenders to police following arrest warrant
Former Brazil's President Michel Temer leaves his home in a car after a Brazilian court ordered that he be jailed again over an ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli -  Copyright  AMANDA PEROBELLI(Reuters)
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Michel Temer on Thursday surrendered himself to the country's federal police, marking the second time he will be jailed on allegations that he participated in a vast corruption scheme for decades.

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Temer, a moderate who was president until the end of 2018, was first jailed in March but released days after. His lawyers have already filed an appeal against the latest arrest order.

(Reporting by Marcelo Rochabrun in Sao Paulo and Pedro Fonseca in Rio de Janeiro, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)

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